The One from Nowhere
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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The History of Dumont
Dumont was sick with gout, and angry that he wasn't given the support and credit he thought he deserved. He continued collecting new plants and animal species,. retrieved the remains of a French naval shipwreck; identified a bunch of new languages. Dumont published his report himself, peppered it with pissed-off allusions to the disrespect he suffered from Arago.
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